NEWS AND EVENTS
"20 Years of Advancing the Profession"
The 20th Annual Conference will again be at College of Saint Mary in Omaha. They did a wonderful job hosting us last year, and we wanted to keep the conference close to "home" (where NATI was founded).
Conference dates are: Friday August 2nd-Saturday August 3rd 2019
2019 Annual Conference- What to expect:
-Skills Building, Ethics, Interactive hands-on Sessions
-A look at how the profession has evolved, and how to advance as it continues to change
-Networking
-Exam Sessions- ATA Written Exam and Nebraska Supreme Court Interpreter Written Exam
Click here to see all the details and to register for the 2019 NATI Annual Conference for Professional Development
Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreting (CCHI) has a scholarship opportunity!
Thanks to the generous contribution from Voices For Health, CCHI will award up to five (5) scholarships, in the amount of $210 each.
Click here to download the CoreCHI Scholarship Application in MS Word format. Please fill it out completely, and email the application to scholarship@cchicertification.org by May 31, 2019 (11:59 pm PDT).
Winners are announced on July 15, 2019.
FREE Mental Health Interpreting training opportunity:
3 hour training on interpreting in the mental health field, sponsored by the Douglas County Community Response Steering Committee
Dates:
August 29 from 9am-12pm
Location:
Project Harmony
11949 Q Street
Omaha, NE 68137
There will be 20 spots for mental health providers and 20 interpreters.
Providers and Interpreters start at the same time and then break into groups--the interpreters are trained by a therapist and the therapists are trained by an interpreter.
Click the link below for more information.
https://projectharmony.com/training/course-catalog/interpreting-in-the-mental-health-field/
Nebraska Court Interpreter Certification
Check the Nebraska Supreme Court's site for information on the training and testing schedules. https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/programs-services/interpreters/interpreter-resources-education
Iowa Court Interpreter Certification
The fall dates have been set for the Iowa Court Interpreter orientation workshop, written exam, and oral exam. Please visit the website for more information and registration forms.
https://www.iowacourts.gov/opr/court-interpreters/
The Orientation Program will be held on September 6. The deadline to register is August 23.
The written exam will be held on October 7. The deadline to register is September 20.
The oral exam will be held on November 15. The deadline to register is October 18.
Check out our Facebook page where you can find links to other training opportunities and news related to the profession: https://www.facebook.com/natihq/